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Hard drive sound?

Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by mongoloido, Jul 1, 2007.

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When using my new MBP in a quiet room, I've noticed an intermittent sound. I'm not quite sure how to describe it... It's soft, and sounds a bit like the sound effect used when a hair gets plucked out in a cartoon, only more metalic... I tried to find a pattern to it while holding a stopwatch, but had little success.

Results (heard the click at these times):
:00
:15
2:00
2:15
3:10
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My initial thought is that it's not bad, but curiosity has me interested in what the sound may be. Is it a normal HD noise, but the other computers I've been too loud for me to hear? Is it the earliest stage of a HD that will go bad?

Thought?

mongoloido, Jul 1, 2007

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I had that happen to a hard drive- like a metallic grating sound when the hard drive head would not align properly. It gave up 2 months later. I'd advise you to back up all your important data.

Fall3nAng3l, Jul 1, 2007

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hm. i'm not sure it's a grating or grinding sound. more like a single, soft.... plink every so often. perhaps i should back up information to be safe.

mongoloido, Jul 1, 2007

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